Hand-colored lithograph depicting a Munich city view, likely centered on the historic core near Marienplatz, with architectural elements consistent with the Frauenkirche and surrounding civic buildings. The animated line and informal color reflect Kirschstein’s documentary approach to postwar urban life. Signed in pencil.
- Erhard Kirschstein
- Munchen, c. 1950
- Lithograph hand colored
- Signature: LL in pencil
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Hand-colored lithograph by Erhard Kirschstein depicting a historic view of Munich’s city center. The composition is organized around prominent civic and ecclesiastical architecture, including elements consistent with the Frauenkirche and surrounding old-town buildings. Kirschstein employs a loose, sketch-based lithographic line with restrained color washes to describe architectural mass and spatial depth rather than decorative detail. The city is presented as a stable, enduring structure shaped by history and rebuilding, reflecting the artist’s observational approach to German urban landmarks in the postwar period. Signed in pencil.
- Collections: Kirschstein Collection
